Perhaps this was inevitable: we have just learned that LES Australian restaurant Bondi Road, which was all set to whip up some tasty Mako shark tacos for their birthday celebration this weekend, have switched to shrimp tacos instead. Score one for the environmentalists!
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Shark Roasting Party Jumps The Shark With Introduction Of Shrimp
Free Shark Roast Sunday At Lower East Side's Bondi Road
Earlier this month a bodyboarder was killed by a shark off the beach in Australia. Now it's time for some payback. On Sunday, Australian barstaurant Bondi Road will be throwing a big 5th birthday party with shark as the main course. They'll be roasting a whole Mako shark on a spit, and using it to serve up free shark tacos. Asked "why shark?", Matilda Boland, manager of "Moo Life Group," tells us, "Because shark is one of the main items on our menu [at Bondi Road], and this being an Australian restaurant, it makes sense." And for New Yorkers, "it's a little bit different."
Camera in the Kitchen: Bondi Road
Named for the fish & chips shops found just beside Bondi Beach in Australia, the Lower East Side's six month old Bondi Road assures you don't have to travel all the way around the world for flaky fried fish and real Aussie chips. Heathe St. Clair, also owner of the Australian hangout on Avenue C, The Sunburnt Cow, has brought surfer chic to a neighborhood hungry for fresh fish, a comfortable atmosphere, and a few pints of Aussie beer.
On the Plate: Upcoming Food and Wine Events
Gotta love an event called "Gluttony," although we were sad to learn there wasn't any food involved. Atlantic food writer Corby Kummer pulls together chefs Mario Batali and Dan Barber (pictured), and James Beard Award winning writer Barbara Kafka to discuss whether the newest high-tech equipment glorifies or destroys the freshest low-tech ingredients. 1:00 PM in South Court Auditorium of The New York Public Library. Arrive early for best seat selection; doors open 30 minutes prior to event. $15 general admission and $10 library donors, seniors and students with valid identification. Tickets available online; use discount code LIVE2 for $5 off the ticket price.
Tidbits
- Restaurant Girl visits Bondi Road, which is operating sans gas at the moment. It doesn't seem to have hurt them any: she calls their seven-course sampling menu ($30), which they created due to their situation, an "orgy of fish delights."
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